DLNA or the Digital Living Network Alliance lets you watch media stored on your PC on your PlayStation 3, which can subsequently be watched on your PSP using Remote Play. DLNA links your PC, PS3 and PSP together letting you access your media anywhere at anytime. Of course, an Internet connection is required if you wish to access your content on the go.
Qore is the new interactive PlayStation 3 "magazine" presented by the PlayStation Network, which brings gamers news, trailers, never-before released content on upcoming titles and access to betas and exclusive downloads. Qore is available to purchase from the US PlayStation Store for $2.99 per issue or get an annual subscription $24.99, giving you access to 13 issues. Don’t know if Qore is right for you, check out our preview of Qore.
You can only turn on/off the vibration feature if you are using a DualShock 3 controller. Not all games have DualShock 3 compatibility so and therefore turning on/off the vibration feature will have no effect. Changing the setting on one controller will affect the vibration settings for all controlls that support vibration feedback.
To turn on/off the vibration feature, press the PS button and select [Controller Settings]. Then, select [Vibration Function] and select "On"/"Off" to turn on/off to change the vibration settings.
When you buy a new controller, you need to associate (or "pair it") it with you PlayStation 3 before you can use it to play games. To do this, turn on your PlayStation 3 and attach the USB cable between the console and the controller. Pressing the PS button will pair the controller with the PS3. You can test the pairing by trying to navigate the XMB.
If this process does not work, you can use a paper clip to press the reset button on the back of the controller (it’s located near the upper-right side of the label). Also, make sure the controller has been charged.
Some PlayStation 3 consoles suffer from Error code 80010514 “An error occurred during the start operation” if (a) the hard drive has corrupt sectors or (b) the firmware was incorrectly installed (which could be related to (a)).
Read MoreThe PlayStation 3 has a hard disk slot on the left end of the PS3 (bottom side if you stand it up vertical). Upgrading the hard drive is simple and only takes a few minutes. Follow the instructions below to remove and install a new hard drive:
Warning: Before you attempt to change your hard drive, it is vital that you backup your current contents to a removal hard disk. Once you have installed a new drive, the data in the old drive will not be readable. Please see the Backup/Restore FAQ for more details. Once you have installed a new drive, you can simply restore the old data to the new one.
Depending on your PlayStation 3 model, you will either have some compatibility or no compatibility. The earlier US and Japanese PS3 models have specific hardware for backwards compatibility which is no longer present in European and earlier PS3 models. The PS3 Slim only supports PSOne titles.
You can see which games are compatible with your console by checking the US Compatibility list and European compatibility list.
As of PS3 Firmware 2.10, the PlayStation 3 supports the playback of VC-1 (WMV) encoded files. In order to play VC-1 content, WMV playback must be enabled by going to [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Enable WMA Playback]. Videos encoded using VC-1 larger than 2GB or with copy protection cannot be played on the PlayStation 3.
The PlayStation 3 is able to play DivX and XviD encoded files using Firmware 2.10 or higher. The PlayStation 3 is a certified DivX product and supports the format natively, which means that developers can also included DivX encoded media into games. There are a few exceptions to note: the PS3 cannot play files that use DivX 3.11 or files that are larger than 2GB. In addition, copy-protected files cannot be played.
The Information Board is available on firmware 2.00 or higher. To turn it off, go to [Network] > [Information Board] and press 
. Select [Do Not Display] to hide the information board. To re-enable it, simply press 
on the [Information Board] icon.
The [Information Board] has been removed since Firmware 3.00 and has been replaced with a permanent ticker under the clock.
